passed by different places, everyone rushed to see him. However, while
passing by a certain place, he noticed a poor old manwho did not pay
any attention to the king's arrival and remained engaged in his own
activities. The king went up to this poor man and asked why he did not
join the people to see him. Thepoor man replied, "Before you, there
was another king who once passed by this place. Everyone gathered to
see him as well. But, few days later he died and was buried in a place
nearby. A poor man also died during that time and was buried near the
king's grave. After some time, a strong flood passed through that area
causing those graves to overturn. As a result, the bones of the poor
man became mixed up with those of the king's. We could not
differentiate between them any longer.After seeing this, it does not
matter to me anymoreas to who is a king and who is a beggar. In the
end, our home is the same."
Narrated by brother Ayyubfrom Toronto, Canada during one of his lectures.
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